California men's rowing has revealed its 2026 race schedule as the Golden Bears embark upon the milestone 150th season of men's crew at Cal. The Bears will contest all but one race in California this year, culminating with both the conference and national championships in Sacramento. 
 
Cal will open the 2026 campaign at the California Cup Challenge in Newport on Feb. 28. The Bears will then return to the Bay Area to co-host the Redwood Shores Invitational with Stanford over two days from March 7-8, where they will welcome Oregon State, UC San Diego, Santa Clara and the University of San Diego to their home racecourse. The Alumni Day races will be held in Oakland at the T. Gary Rogers Rowing Center the following week (March 14).
 
The Bears Freshman 8+ will make the trip down south for the San Diego Crew Classic over the weekend of March 27-29. The two-day competition will once again be held in Mission Bay at the Mission Bay Parks with the young Bears racing in the Cal Cup and Open 8+ events.
 
Cal will then host the annual California Classic on the weekend of April 4-5 at Redwood Shores. Crews from Wisconsin, Oregon State, Santa Clara, UC San Diego and Temple University will also be in attendance.
 
The Bears will make their lone cross-country trip of the season to Princeton, New Jersey for the Princeton Invite on April 11-12. They will meet east coast crews from Brown, Yale, Syracuse, and Princeton at the regatta.
 
Cal will close out the regular season with back-to-back rivalry races at Redwood Shores, first hosting a dual with Washington on April 25 before racing Stanford for The Big Row on May 2.
 
Both postseason competitions will take place at Lake Natoma in Sacramento this year, with the MPSF Championships slated for May 17. Cal will look to defend its title as the Bears won the inaugural MPSF men's rowing championship last season. The 2026 season will close out with the IRA Championships May 29-31.
 
All of Cal's home races at Redwood Shores will be streamed live for fans to watch on Overnght.com. The MPSF Championships and IRA Championships will also be streamed on Overnght.com.

2026 CALIFORNIA MEN'S ROWING SCHEDULE

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
Feb. 28	California Cup Challenge	Newport, Calif.
March 7-8	Redwood Shores Invitational	Redwood Shores, Calif.
March 14	Alumni Day	Oakland, Calif.
March 27-29	San Diego Crew Classic	Mission Bay, Calif.
April 4-5	California Classic	Redwood Shores, Calif.
April 11-12	Princeton Races	Princeton, N.J.
April 25	Washington Dual	Redwood Shores, Calif.
May 2	The Big Row vs. Stanford	Redwood Shores, Calif.
May 16-17	MPSF Championships	Sacramento, Calif.
May 29-31	IRA Championships	Sacramento, Calif.